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The Rogue Element

By True Blue Pakistani • Jul 3rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Rehman Malik “hangling about the price” with his pay-master

Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?
Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill… Well, I suppose… we would have to discuss terms, of course…
Churchill: Would you sleep with me for five pounds?
Socialite: Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?
Churchill: Madam, we’ve [...]



Democracy is the best Revenge

By Asad ur Rehman • Jun 6th, 2011 • Category: Politics

When Benazir Bhutto (Shaheed) returned to Pakistan after a self imposed exile she was asked by reporters that “Do she intends to take revenge from anyone?” and she replied that “Democracy is the best revenge. She had clearly expressed that she had no grudge towards anyone and if she gets successful in bringing back democracy in Pakistan that



The Bombshell of Faisal Shahzad may Not be the Last in Series

By A Khokar • May 8th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The entire year of 2009 can be said that it was a year full of turmoil for Pakistan. But with the arrival of New Year 2010, there started blowing a different type of breeze. During three month preceding April; it could be felt a mark reduction in suicidal actions; rather by now it was reduced [...]



Iblees Ka Sajda

By Kaptain Mirza • Dec 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics

The awaited NRO is defeated and buried but unearthed the same old faces who would want to come back for a kill yet sometime again, if we falter. We have been for the last 62 years. The glimmer of hope that each one of us awaited finally came. Reaching there seemed easy but for how [...]



Zardari, Sharif and Co. – The fleece that wouldn’t sell

By Kaptain Mirza • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Yet another feast and this is NOT a feat. The nation wilts and tilts to a position where there is no return. The Army is locked up, beefed up and engaged from where it cannot step back but from whence it has to return victor, no second option. Until then the pawns have to be [...]



Clash Of The Titans

By Muhammad Ali Sajjad • Aug 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Author’s note: It was the post By Maria Sultan on Aug 17th, 2009 under the title “7000 American Marines in Islamabad ???” that prompted me to write this article.
Where It All Began And The Previous Attempts:
Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities has always been a cause of major concern for the Western countries, particularly the USA. And there have [...]



The devastating midnight attack

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 22nd, 2007 • Category: Politics

We are cross posting this article of Raza Rumi that appeared at Jahane Rumi and ATP, with the permission of Raza Rumi.
140 dead and 538 injured - this little byline cuts through hearts and our future!
Yesterday was the day of images - moving pictures of excitement, energy, applause and then the saddest of recent tragedies. [...]



Karachi Blood Bath : Who Did That?

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Instead of once again indulging in un-controllable weeping, this time not a single tear should be shed. We should muster our anger and pain, and let it out in form of identifying and destroying those evil elements, who want to destroy Pakistani society. 135 deaths and 600 injured is surely something very hard to fathom, [...]



Commander-in-Chief Becomes President : History Written

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 7th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Congragulations, Pakistan has become the first country in world’s history who has achieved the golden milestone of electing a commander-in-chief as President. We have even left behind Myanmar, where atleast the peoople have guts to protest against the military regime, but here the things are different.
In the name of so-called National Reconciliation, Musharraf has forgiven [...]



The National Reconciliation Ordinance

By The Pakistani Spectator • Oct 6th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

By Talal Hussain Malik
It is in the air that cases against Benazir are going to be withdrawn. Resultantly, the plunderers on the national wealth will go unpunished and be given another chance to repeat the same. Since justice is blind, the Reconciliation Ordinance will make sure that justice works as a blind sphinx, letting go [...]